Southern Theater Command Ground Force
中国人民解放军南部战区陆军
Emblem of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Active	2016–present
Country	People's Republic of China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Branch	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Garrison/HQ	Nanning, Guangxi
Motto(s)	为人民服务 "Serve the People"
Colors	Red and Green
March	Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Commanders
Commander	Lieutenant General Hu Zhongqiang
Political Commissar	Lieutenant General Fang Yongxiang
Chief of Staff	Major General Han Peng

Southern Theater Command Ground Force
Southern Theater Command
Simplified Chinese	中国人民解放军南部战区陆军
Traditional Chinese	中國人民解放軍南部戰區陸軍
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Nánbù Zhànqū Lùjūn

Southern Theater Command Ground Force is the Chinese ground force under the Southern Theater Command. Its headquarters is in Nanning, Guangxi. The current commander is Zhang Jian [zh] and the current political commissar is Wang Donghai [zh].

The Southern Theater Command Ground Force was officially established on 31 December 2015 with the troops of former Guangzhou Military Region and Nanjing Military Region.^[1]

• General Staff
• Political Work Department
• Logistics Department
• Equipment department
• Disciplinary Inspection Committee

• PLA Ground Force Luzhai Joint Tactic Training Base [zh]
• PLA Ground Force Third Comprehensive Training Base [zh]
• PLA Ground Force Fourth Comprehensive Training Base [zh]

• 74th Group Army (stationed in Huizhou, Guangdong)
• 75th Group Army (stationed in Kunming, Yunnan)

• 2nd Reconnaissance Intelligence Brigade (情報偵察第2旅)
• 2nd Information Support Brigade （信息保障第2旅）
• 2nd Electronic Warfare Brigade （電子对抗第2旅）
• 2nd Long Range Rocket Artillery Brigade (远程火箭炮兵第2旅)^[2]
• 311st Coastal Defense Brigade (海防第311旅)^[3] (stationed in Zhuhai, Guangdong)
• 312nd Brigade of Coastal Defense（海防第312旅)^[4] (stationed in Danzhou, Hainan)
• 313th Border Defense Brigade (边防第313旅)^[5] (stationed in Pingxiang, Guangxi)
• 314th Border Defense Brigade（边防第314旅）(stationed in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunan)
• 315th Border Defense Brigade (边防第315旅) (stationed in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan)
• 316th Border Defense Brigade (边防第316旅) (stationed in Lincang, Yunnan)
• 317th Border Defense Brigade（边防第317旅) (stationed in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan)

v t e Structure of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force
PLAGF Headquarters directly subordinate units	Xinjiang Military District 4th Combined Arms Division 6th Combined Arms Division 8th Combined Arms Division 11th Combined Arms Division 84th Artillery Brigade 84th Air Defense Brigade 84th Special Operations Brigade 84th Army Aviation Brigade Tibet Military District 52nd Combined Arms Brigade 53rd Combined Arms Brigade 54th Combined Arms Brigade 85th Artillery Brigade 85th Special Operations Brigade 85th Army Aviation Brigade 85th Artillery Brigade 85th Air-Defense Brigade 85th Engineering and Chemical Brigade 7th Electronic Countermeasures Brigade 5th Motorized Transport Brigade Beijing Garrison 1st Guards Division 3rd Guards Division
Eastern Theater Command Ground Force	71st Group Army 2nd Combined Arms Brigade 35th Combined Arms Brigade 160th Combined Arms Brigade 178th Combined Arms Brigade 179th Combined Arms Brigade 235th Combined Arms Brigade 71st Artillery Brigade 71st Air Defense Brigade 71st Army Aviation Brigade 71st Special Operations Brigade 71st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 71st Service Support Brigade 72nd Group Army 5th Combined Arms Brigade 10th Combined Arms Brigade 34th Combined Arms Brigade 85th Combined Arms Brigade 90th Combined Arms Brigade 124th Combined Arms Brigade 72nd Artillery Brigade 72nd Air Defense Brigade 72nd Army Aviation Brigade 72nd Special Operations Brigade 72nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 72nd Service Support Brigade 73rd Group Army 3rd Combined Arms Brigade 14th Combined Arms Brigade 86th Combined Arms Brigade 91st Combined Arms Brigade 92nd Combined Arms Brigade 145th Combined Arms Brigade 73rd Artillery Brigade 73rd Air Defense Brigade 73rd Army Aviation Brigade 73rd Special Operations Brigade 73rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 73rd Service Support Brigade
Southern Theater Command Ground Force	74th Group Army 1st Combined Arms Brigade 16th Combined Arms Brigade 125th Combined Arms Brigade 132nd Combined Arms Brigade 154th Combined Arms Brigade 163rd Combined Arms Brigade 74th Artillery Brigade 74th Air Defense Brigade 74th Army Aviation Brigade 74th Special Operations Brigade 74th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 74th Service Support Brigade 75th Group Army 31st Combined Arms Brigade 32nd Combined Arms Brigade 37th Combined Arms Brigade 42nd Combined Arms Brigade 122nd Combined Arms Brigade 123rd Combined Arms Brigade 121st Air Assault Brigade 75th Artillery Brigade 75th Air Defense Brigade 75th Special Operations Brigade 75th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 75th Service Support Brigade Hong Kong Combined Arms Brigade Macau Infantry Battalion
Western Theater Command Ground Force	76th Group Army 12th Combined Arms Brigade 17th Combined Arms Brigade 56th Combined Arms Brigade 62nd Combined Arms Brigade 149th Combined Arms Brigade 182nd Combined Arms Brigade 76th Artillery Brigade 76th Air Defense Brigade 76th Army Aviation Brigade 76th Special Operations Brigade 76th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 76th Service Support Brigade 77th Group Army 39th Combined Arms Brigade 40th Combined Arms Brigade 55th Combined Arms Brigade 139th Combined Arms Brigade 150th Combined Arms Brigade 181st Combined Arms Brigade 77th Artillery Brigade 77th Air Defense Brigade 77th Army Aviation Brigade 77th Special Operations Brigade 77th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 77th Service Support Brigade
Northern Theater Command Ground Force	78th Group Army 8th Combined Arms Brigade 48th Combined Arms Brigade 68th Combined Arms Brigade 115th Combined Arms Brigade 202nd Combined Arms Brigade 204rd Combined Arms Brigade 78th Artillery Brigade 78th Air Defense Brigade 78th Army Aviation Brigade 78th Special Operations Brigade 78th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 78th Service Support Brigade 79th Group Army 46th Combined Arms Brigade 116th Combined Arms Brigade 119th Combined Arms Brigade 190th Combined Arms Brigade 191st Combined Arms Brigade 200th Combined Arms Brigade 79th Artillery Brigade 79th Air Defense Brigade 79th Army Aviation Brigade 79th Special Operations Brigade 79th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 79th Service Support Brigade 80th Group Army 47th Combined Arms Brigade 69th Combined Arms Brigade 118th Combined Arms Brigade 138th Combined Arms Brigade 199th Combined Arms Brigade 203rd Combined Arms Brigade 80th Artillery Brigade 80th Air Defense Brigade 80th Army Aviation Brigade 80th Special Operations Brigade 80th Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 80th Service Support Brigade
Central Theater Command Ground Force	81st Group Army 7th Combined Arms Brigade 70th Combined Arms Brigade 162nd Combined Arms Brigade 189th Combined Arms Brigade 194th Combined Arms Brigade 195th Combined Arms Brigade 81st Artillery Brigade 81st Air Defense Brigade 81st Army Aviation Brigade 81st Special Operations Brigade 81st Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 81st Service Support Brigade 82nd Group Army 6th Combined Arms Brigade 80th Combined Arms Brigade 112th Combined Arms Brigade 127th Combined Arms Brigade 151st Combined Arms Brigade 188th Combined Arms Brigade 196th Combined Arms Brigade 82nd Artillery Brigade 82nd Air Defense Brigade 82nd Army Aviation Brigade 82nd Special Operations Brigade 82nd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 82nd Service Support Brigade 83rd Group Army 11th Combined Arms Brigade 58th Combined Arms Brigade 60th Combined Arms Brigade 113th Combined Arms Brigade 131st Combined Arms Brigade 193rd Combined Arms Brigade 83rd Artillery Brigade 83rd Air Defense Brigade 161st Air Assault Brigade 83rd Special Operations Brigade 83rd Engineer-NBC Defense Brigade 83rd Service Support Brigade

v t e People's Liberation Army
General	History Modernization Budget Equipment Decorations Generals Weapons of mass destruction Information operations and information warfare
Branches	Ground Structure Equipment Infantry [zh] Armored forces [zh] Artillery [zh] Air defense [zh] Aviation aircraft Engineers [zh] Chemical defense [zh] Special operations units Navy Organization Weaponry History Branches: Surface ships aircraft carriers Submarine Coastal Defense Naval Air aircraft Marine Corps special operations units Fleets: North Sea East Sea South Sea Air Aviation aircraft airbases Air Defense Airborne Corps special operations units Rocket Missile operation units Rocket Force corps of engineers [zh] Special operations units
Arms	Aerospace Astronaut Corps astronauts Deep Space Network Cyberspace Cyberspace Force Information Support Information Support Force Joint Logistics Support Wuhan Joint Logistics Support Base Theater's Joint Logistics Support Centers: Wuxi; Guilin; Xining; Shenyang; Zhengzhou
Structure	Central Military Commission Chairman Vice-Chairmen General Office Joint Staff Intelligence Bureau Guard Bureau Guard Unit Political Work Logistic Support Equipment Development Manned Space Agency Training and Administration National Defense Mobilization Discipline Inspection Strategic Planning Reform and Organizational Structure International Military Cooperation Audit Office Offices Administration Theater Commands Eastern Southern Hong Kong Macau Western Tibet Northern Central Military regions (defunct) Shenyang Beijing Lanzhou Jinan Nanjing Guangzhou Chengdu
Ranks	Ground Force Navy Air Force
Uniform	Xingkong (camouflage) Type 07 Type 99 (camouflage) Type 97 Service Dress
Institutions	Academy of Military Science National Defence University National University of Defense Technology Army Command College PLA Air Force Aviation University Academic institutions of the armed forces of China
Publications	PLA Daily August First Film Studio CCTV-7 The Science of Military Strategy Defense White Paper
Paramilitary	People's Armed Police China Coast Guard Special police units Snow Leopard Commando Unit Mountain Eagle Commando Unit Militia Maritime Militia Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Contractors	China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation Norinco China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Poly Technologies Seven Sons of National Defence
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